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Moon shrouded in mist, Prague
Quarter moon over a hotel in Prague, Czech Republic by Raymond Johnston
June 17, 2013
Fog on summit day at Mount Hood
An early ascent to the summit of Mount Hood on June 1, 2013. Fog blocked the view, but set the stage for a beautiful photo.
June 15, 2013
Rock towers and Milky Way
Rock pile towers against a backdrop of the night sky in Rye, New Hampshire.
June 13, 2013
Mammatus clouds over Half Dome
Rounded mammatus clouds mirroring the rock structure of Half Dome, at a beautiful Yosemite Valley sunset earlier this month.
June 12, 2013
Golden Gate, San Francisco, under the stars
This image is from June 1, 2013, looking through Golden Gate towards San Francisco. Meggi Raeder captured it. Thank you, Meggi!
June 11, 2013
Hail, 17-year cicadas of 2013!
The 17-year cicada hatch of 2013 is in full bloom. They showed up yesterday in Carbon County, Pennsylvania where Tom Wildoner captured these photos.
June 10, 2013
Northern lights over Wisconsin last night
Earth's geomagnetic field flared into a moderate storm last night, causing northern lights sightings as far south as the northern U.S.
June 7, 2013
Conjuring an orb of light on the rim of Black Canyon
Nature photographer Max Seigal created this playful image of an orb of light in Colorado's Gunnison National Park, by spinning a flashlight on a string.
June 6, 2013
This morning’s moon
The June 5, 2013 moon. It's now waning and in the sky only before dawn. Soon, though, the moon will be back in the evening sky, waxing toward a supermoon.
June 5, 2013
Lenticular clouds in the water and sky
Lenticular clouds both in the sky and reflecting in the water below, captured by photographer John A. Rossetto Jr. at 20 Lakes Basin in California.
June 4, 2013
